School: Cill Rosanta (C.), Coill Mhic Thomáisín
- Location:
- Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Áine Ní Fhaoláin
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- (continued from previous page)the bailiffs to absent themselves from the house, meanwhile they themselves took the body of Wallace and interred it at Kilrossanty.
When Wallace was dead the solicitor came to settle his affairs. A man named Sherlock was present when the solicitor arrived. Sherlock had already put a slip of paper into the dead mans mouth on which slip was written : "I am leaving all my estate to Sherlock". It was Sherlock who wrote this. Then he took out the slip of paper and handed it to the solicitor saying "These are the last words that came out of Valentines mouth". In this way Sherlock became the owner of Ballinavouga and Carrigmorna.
The monument which was erected to the memory of Valentine Wallace is still to be seen in the old graveyard at Kilrossanty.- Collector
- Sheila Flynn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Carrigmoorna, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Patrick Wall
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynevoga, Co. Waterford